4Pane – A Customizable File Manager

4Pane is a highly customizable Linux file-manager. It has dual twin-panes, each of which has a directory tree-view pane and a detailed-list pane for files. Advanced features include undo/redo, archive management, multiple rename and user-defined tools

This file browser is usefull to avoid get lost among the huge amount of files in the root directory. Its interface is divided into four parts, to facilitate navigation and to be able to move files from one folder to another quickly, remembering Midnight Commander but in graphic version.

Its functions as a file manager include others, such as links to Firefox, Openoffice and text editor, disk assembly, partitions and ISOs, extraction of compressed files and even a list of the most commonly opened folders and access to the terminal.

Characteristics:

Initial layout of 4 panels in detailed view mode with vertical or horizontal presentation, with the possibility of reducing them to only 2.

Support of tabs with the possibility of saving the layout in templates.

Bookmark support.

Undo / Redo support in many of the operations performed since the program (including deletion of files and directories).

Management of compressed files and in tar format, with virtual visualization included of these.